Synonyms of cadaver

cadaver

noun

kə-ˈda-vər 

as in corpse

a dead body

medical students who train by using cadavers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corpse
• remains
• carcass
• relics
• bones
• corpus
• stiff
• ashes
• corse
• deceased
• mummy
• decedent
• carnage
• carrion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cadaver

The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The lawsuits allege that in order to use the cadavers for medical research and teaching, Harvard was bound by a set of guidelines. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

The former morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, stole organs and other parts of cadavers from 2018 to 2022, according to prosecutors. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Dostie, who worked with a skilled cadaver dog, had become convinced that there were more bodies buried at Barker Ranch, the Death Valley outpost where the Manson Family fled after the murders. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026